# Table 1: Panel Composition by Region

69-country sample = EBA(49) + SSA(20); 140-country = 69 + EU expansion(10) + Tier 1 expansion(~61)

| Region | Countries (69) | Countries (140) | Added | CA obs (69) | CA obs (140) | OECD (69) | OECD (140) |
|:---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| East Asia & Pacific | 12 | 20 | 8 | 457 | 746 | 4 | 4 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 21 | 45 | 24 | 804 | 1,603 | 20 | 25 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 6 | 16 | 10 | 234 | 598 | 3 | 4 |
| Middle East & North Africa | 5 | 16 | 11 | 195 | 605 | 1 | 1 |
| South Asia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 117 | 0 | 0 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 21 | 39 | 18 | 807 | 1,494 | 0 | 0 |
| North America | 2 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 69 | 141 | 72 | 2,653 | 5,241 | 30 | 36 |

OECD share of CA observations: **43.8%** (69-country) → **25.9%** (140-country)